TY  - BOOK
AU  - Downs,Gregory P.
TI  - The second American Revolution: the Civil War-era struggle over Cuba and the rebirth of the American republic 
T2  - The Steven and Janice Brose lectures in the Civil War era
SN  - 9781469652757
AV  - E661 .S436 2019
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Chapel Hill
PB  - The University of North Carolina Press
KW  - Imperialism
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: The Second American Revolution?; CHAPTER ONE: The Second American Republic; CHAPTER TWO: The Civil War the World Made; CHAPTER THREE: The World the Civil War Might Have Made; AFTERWORD: A Finished Revolution: The Sorrow of Stubborn Hours; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; 2; b
N2  - "Gregory P. Downs argues that we can see the Civil War anew by understanding it as a revolution. More than a fight to preserve the Union and end slavery, the conflict refashioned a nation, in part by remaking its Constitution. More than a struggle of brother against brother, it entailed remaking an Atlantic world that centered in surprising ways on Cuba and Spain. Downs introduces a range of actors not often considered as central to the conflict but clearly engaged in broader questions and acts they regarded as revolutionary. This expansive canvas allows Downs to describe a broad and world-shaking war with implications far greater than often recognized"--
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